Wedding Video in 24p or 60i?

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LuckyProducer

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Hey guys, this Saturday will be my first wedding I will be filming with the DVX. I was wondering if I should film it in 24p or 60i. I figured 24p looks more filmic and similar to the weddings you see on MTV. But then again I'm not sure if I should. I am def. going to film the reception in 24p because it should be more filmic, especially when they are dancing and stuff. Let me know what you guys think.

P.S. If I can't ask the couple what they prefer, should I just shoot everything in 60i (if this is what you guys will suggest to do...)
 
Oh, another thing. I will be using two other cameras (one static and one moving) that are normal miniDV. so they don't shoot in 24p. Would it be ackward to watch a ceremony where some shots are 24p and others aren't?
 
>Would it be ackward to watch a ceremony where some shots are 24p and others aren't?

Yes.

Normaly I would suggest going 24p because it is more "poetic", but it would be painful to watch the cutting back and forth, so in this instance, I'd say go w/ 60i.

-j
 
well, if your doing a two camera shoot, and you happen to edit with vegas, converting 60i to 24p is as easy as editing on a 24p timeline, and dragging it in. I shoot all of my weddings at 24p and 30p for slowmo stuff. I have a second camera running during the ceremony that only shoots 60i, but matches quite well after some color correction and a 24p conversion. Now granted it is not as sharp, but the brides and grooms love the "wow my wedding looks like a movie" factor, which I hear almost every time. I have gotten more business just by how my weddings look than any other thing.
 
I usually do events in 30p for the added "movie" look without going over into a non-real kind of feel. 24p would work well, but definetly dont switch between any two rates.
 
It sounds to me like you have never shot in 24p, so my comments are based on that assumption.

For something as important as a wedding, stick with what you know. Experiement on less critical footage.
 
"headache of digitizing 24P?" huh? if anything 24p is much more efficient and easier to deal with than 60i. You can fit more on a DVD if outputting a 24p DVD, and most modern NLE's deal with 24p much the same way that they deal with 60i. So why do you have a DVX then? Why not just go with the PD170?
 
Why not just use 30p instead of 60i? Can you get better slow mo from 60i? You do get a little more light with 60i for dark receptions.

-Kevin
 
Hi there,

I've done weddings in 25P (Pal country), and interlaced thus 50i.

I feel it doesn't matter to much which one you choose,

What I have observed is that with Progressive you've gotta be carefull when panning.
And it doesn't do to well in low light conditions, which would be the case at eg. the reception and dance floor.

But I like to use either, depends what I feel like.

Oh, and if you gonna do a lot of slow mo, if find using interlaced is better, but I don't have any scientific evidence to bak that up.

Thanks,
Derrick
 
60i footage can be slowed down to a much smoother slow motione effect than either 30p or 24p, but there is a loss of resolution when doing so. 30p slowed to 24p gives a more subtle effect, but you are keeping the full resolution. I is all personal preference, but from the feedback that I have recieved I have found that most people prefere 24p (or 25p for that matter) to that of 60i, and yes most people can tell, they can't tell you why, but one looks like a movie and the other looks like a "news broadcast" :(
 
you have things backwards

if anything you should do the wedding in 24p and the reception in 60i, because you're likely to have much more light at the wedding and very dim at the reception where you may need to use gain.

but if mixing cameras you may as well go 60i on all and use post process to tweak gama
 
60i give you the freedom to do everything you want. If you want to create slow motion, it willbe easier to proceed with the 60i format, because in progressive mode, the slow-motion effect is not accurate.

If the client wants a cinematic looks, 24p(adv or not) will be the best choice, otherwise, I strongly suggest the 60i format.

If the second camera is a standard minidv, It could be nice to mix 24p (not advance) footage with 60i, but.... The people who will watch the final project will be concentrated to watch the event, not the type of format you choose.

A good example is : I didn't color correct a scene. I said that to my client and he said : Where? I notice nothing in the color...

ElvisNTSC
 
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